Description
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid
Who is this qualification for?
This Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid qualification is aimed at individuals wishing to gain the knowledge and skills required to enable them to provide effective emergency paediatric first aid. It is intended for learners such as parents and relatives, pre-school or nursery staff, toddler group volunteers, childminders and nannies, au pairs and foster parents, or anyone who has to deliver first aid as part of their role in either childcare settings or a domestic environment.
How long will it take?
2 Day’s
Assessment
A written or oral exam and practical assessment.
Certification
Successful candidates will receive a Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid valid for 3 years.
Course Content
Course Content Emergency Paediatric First Aid
- The role and responsibilities of the paediatric first-aider
- Assessing an emergency situation safely
- Providing first aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
- Providing first aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
- Providing first aid for an infant and a child who has a foreign body airway obstruction
- Providing first aid to an infant and a child with external bleeding
- Providing first aid to an infant and a child who is suffering from shock
- Providing first aid to an infant and a child with anaphylaxis
- Managing paediatric illness, injuries and emergencies
- Administering first aid to an infant and a child with injuries to bones, joints and muscles
- Administering first aid to an infant and a child with head and spinal injuries
- Administering first aid to an infant and a child with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose
- Administering emergency first aid to an infant and a child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness
- Administering first aid to an infant and a child who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat or cold
- Administering first aid to an infant and a child who has sustained an electric shock
- Administering first aid to an infant and a child with burns or scalds
- Administering first aid to an infant and a child who has been poisoned
- Administering first aid to an infant and a child who has been bitten or stung
- Administering first aid to an infant and a child with minor injuries
- How to complete records relating to illnesses, injuries and emergencies
